{"id":12682,"date":"2026-03-18T20:40:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/?p=12682"},"modified":"2026-07-20T23:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:31:18","slug":"challenges-of-the-lodha-community-in-contemporary-india-a-socio-economic-and-educational-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume4-issue3\/challenges-of-the-lodha-community-in-contemporary-india-a-socio-economic-and-educational-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenges of the Lodha Community in Contemporary India: A Socio-Economic and Educational Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>Author: Paramita Giri &amp; Dr. Kamlesh Kumar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DOI Link:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/04030054\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/04030054<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> The Lodha community is one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India and is predominantly concentrated in the districts of Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Bankura, and Purulia of West Bengal, with smaller populations in Odisha and Jharkhand. Historically marginalized due to colonial policies, social exclusion, poverty, and geographical isolation, the community continues to face significant developmental challenges despite constitutional safeguards and various welfare initiatives. This paper examines the major socio-economic, educational, health, cultural, and livelihood challenges confronting the Lodha community in contemporary India. The study adopts a qualitative and descriptive approach based on secondary sources, including government reports, census data, research articles, books, and policy documents. The paper argues that sustainable development of the Lodha community requires integrated interventions focusing on education, healthcare, livelihood generation, women\u2019s empowerment, and preservation of indigenous cultural identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Lodha Community, PVTG, Tribal Development, Education, Poverty, Social Exclusion, West Bengal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-1-color has-text-color\"><strong>Page No: 438-444<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/438-444.pdf\">download journal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Paramita Giri &amp; Dr. Kamlesh Kumar DOI Link: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/04030054 Abstract: The Lodha community is one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India and is predominantly concentrated in the districts of Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Bankura, and Purulia of West Bengal, with smaller populations in Odisha and Jharkhand. Historically marginalized due to colonial policies, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume4-issue3\/challenges-of-the-lodha-community-in-contemporary-india-a-socio-economic-and-educational-perspective\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Challenges of the Lodha Community in Contemporary India: A Socio-Economic and Educational Perspective<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","_joinchat":[]},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/author\/asraful-alibiswas\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/category\/volume4-issue3\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volume4 Issue3<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Author: Paramita Giri &amp; Dr. Kamlesh Kumar DOI Link: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/04030054 Abstract: The Lodha community is one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India and is predominantly concentrated in the districts of Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Bankura, and Purulia of West Bengal, with smaller populations in Odisha and Jharkhand. 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